January 31, 2022

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January 31, 2022

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How Pioneer’s rigorous standards empower students and help them unlearn misconceptions about research

January 31, 2022ByYu DanNews, Research opportunties for high school students, Research programs

Harshika (environmental science, 2019) knew she wanted to research the fate of coral reefs after a family vacation to Australia; however, as a high school student in India, this seemed out of her grasp. “I had always thought that the only way I could do research about coral reefs is if I go to a...

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